Mr. Bill Van Evans spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the lab perspective on digital impressions. Mr. Van Evans is President of Orthodent, your full-service dental laboratory. Highlights The benefits of digital impressions: Reduced shipping costs for labs and instantaneous workflow as files are electronically transferred and exchanged. Increased accuracy, less remakes. Advice for dentists: examine […]
This summary is based on the article published in Clinical Pediatrics: Association between Sleep Bruxism and Psychosocial Factors in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (May 2015) Graziela De Luca Canto, DDS, MSc, PhD; Vandana Singh, DDS, MSc; Paulo Conti, DDS, MSc, PhD; Bruce D. Dick, PhD, RPsych; David Gozal, MD; Paul W. Major, DDS, […]
This summary is based on the Commentary published in Clinical Pediatrics: Amounts of Artificial Food Dyes and Added Sugars in Foods and Sweets Commonly Consumed by Children (April 2015) Laura J. Stevens, MS, John R. Burgess, PhD, Mateusz A. Stochelski, BS, and Thomas Kuczek, PhD Context Artificial food colors (AFCs) are used to color many […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What is the most responsible and efficient way for dental offices to clean an operatory between patients and what disinfectants should we be using and where? Drs. Nita Mazurat, from the University of Manitoba, and Suham Alexander provided a quick initial response. This is probably the most […]
A new CDC report authored by Dr. Paul Eke and colleagues entitled, “Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009-2012,” published by the Journal of Periodontology confirms an earlier analysis that found a high level of prevalence of periodontitis in the U.S. adult population. Context The report describes prevalence, severity, […]
Complicated Extractions No Longer Require Predetermination As of June 1, 2015, complicated extractions (codes 71201, 71209, 71211 and 71219; Québec: 72100 GP, 77910 PE, 71008 PR, 71004 PR and 72110 GP) no longer require predetermination. These services, previously categorized as Schedule B procedures, have been moved to Schedule A. Dental providers are encouraged to bill […]
Watch Dr. Gordon Guyatt’s April 21 lecture, “Why Bother With Evidence-Based Dentistry?” at the Faculty of Dentistry. Watch Dr. Guyatt’s April 21 lecture, “Evidence-based Medicine: Past, Present, and Future.” “Before evidence-based medicine, something was going very wrong,” said Dr. Gordon Guyatt during his aptly titled Dean’s Lecture on April 21, “Evidence-Based Medicine: Past, Present […]
One of CDA Oasis priority topics for 2015 is communication and its role in the success of the dental practice. We are pleased to present a series of made-up scenarios related to various aspects of communication in the dental office. Below is the first in the series. We welcome your input about this topic. You have the […]